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Best for Forget the NC500; this is the finest ride around the West Coast

Length 877 miles

Route Tarbet to Tarbet loop via Oban, Fort William, Mallaig, Skye, Bealach na Bà, Ullapool, Tongue, Invergarry, Glen Coe, back to Tarbet

Roads A83, A816, A828, A82, A830, ferry, A87 on Skye, Bealach na Bà, A896, A832, A835, A894, A838, A836, B9176, A9, A835, A890, A87, A82

Love it because This is the ultimate loop around the West Coast because it’s like a greatest-hits tour of the best Scottish roads and scenery. With so many sights to savour and places to stop, you could spend a week exploring its pleasures. Best time is late spring/early summer.